I do agree, tugbbs is the best tool when it comes to ts troubles, then again its nice to have an overview of what to do in one single place, rather than frantically looking for clues. We've been there, haven't we all.
But what actually really got me was the part about sales, how these people do what they do, how the whole thing works... I always wondered how they sleep at night. Pretty well in their luxurious lines, it seems.
But what shocked me the most were the actual numbers. I did google the Amdetur timeshare association, did you read that part? Per year apparently more than 150.000(!!!!!) "foreign families" buy a timeshare in Mexico, I think we're save to assume these are American and a few Canadian families. I don't know what the average timeshare costs but a lot of money, that's for sure and this means a lot of people lose a lot of money. I've been on tugbbs for years and read many really really scary stories.
So here is the website mentioned above, showing official numbers. Unfortunately only in Spanish but google translate is the best thing since sliced bread.
http://amdetur.org.mx/el-tiempo-compartido-en-mexico/
Those are CRAZY numbers considering that we know that ts sales in Mexico are rather pushy (nicely said) and some are scam. How come either government won't do anything about this and assure HONEST SALES for all people involved? Mexico of course is happy, they earn their taxes and tourists visit their country but the US gvt could pressure Mexico as well to protect US families when buying timeshares in Mexico. Unless people find their way to this group
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), they are screwed. Oh, and I love to vacation in Mexico, nothing against their lovely country and people. Only against their timeshare people. Only my two cents.